Fall 2024

Katie Ledecky: Swimming GOAT

From the Set GOAT: Women in Sports

When talking about the best swimmers of all time, Katie Ledecky is at the top. She's the most decorated female swimmer ever, having won six Olympic medals for individual events, and has almost all of the world records for fastest 1500-meter freestyle ever. All of this began at just 15 when Katie won her first gold medal at the Olympics! Readers follow Katie's journey from the local pool onto the world stage in this engaging volume. The high-interest main content includes biographical information as well as Katie's major accomplishments, all written with reluctant and struggling readers in mind.

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$28.27 $21.20
Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 1
Dewey Number 797.2
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level J
Language English
Publisher Gareth Stevens
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781538293683
Copyright 2025
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 6.5 x 9.125
Graphics Full-color photographs

SLJ Review of GOAT: Women in Sports

Gr 4–6—These volumes chronicle the careers of seven American female athletes. Basketball player Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA men’s scoring record while playing for the University of Iowa, Diana Taurasi was the first WNBA player to score 10,000 points, and swimmer Katie Ledecky led Stanford to an NCAA championship in addition to racking up Olympic medals. Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup in Alpine Skiing in 2007, Mia Hamm helped American women win the 1999 world championship in soccer, and Serena Williams won 39 Grand Slam titles. Outside of birth and family information, there is almost no mention of personal lives; the focus is solely on their athletic careers. Pictures of the subjects in action accompany the texts. These titles are suitable introductions to notable female athletes however, they are already outdated. Katie Ledecky’s and Diana Taurasi’s participation in the 2024 Olympics are omitted. Hamm and Williams are the subjects of many other biographies, some of which are more comprehensive. The volume on Clark will be the most useful as she has only recently been in the spotlight.

Author: Kristen Rajczak Nelson